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Association of hearing loss and tinnitus symptoms with health-related quality of life among long-term oropharyngeal cancer survivors. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • This study explored how hearing loss and tinnitus affect the quality of life in long-term survivors of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC).
  • It involved surveying 880 OPC survivors to assess their experiences with hearing difficulties and how these issues correlated with their health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
  • Results indicated that survivors with mild to moderate hearing loss and tinnitus were significantly more likely to report worse quality of life, highlighting the importance of ongoing hearing assessments for better management of these conditions.

Article Abstract

Background: This study investigated the association of hearing loss and tinnitus with overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among long-term oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) survivors.

Methods: This study included OPC survivors treated between 2000 and 2013 and surveyed from September 2015 to July 2016. Hearing loss and tinnitus were measured by asking survivors to rate their "difficulty with hearing loss and/or ringing in the ears" from 0 (not present) to 10 (as bad as you can imagine). Hearing loss and tinnitus scores were categorized as follows: 0 for none, 1-4 for mild, and 5-10 for moderate to severe. The primary outcome was the mean score of MD nderson Symptom Inventory Head & Neck module interference component as a HRQoL surrogate dichotomized as follows: 0 to 4 for none to mild and 5 to 10 for moderate to severe interference.

Results: Among 880 OPC survivors, 35.6% (314), reported none, 39.3% (347) reported mild, and 25.1% (221) reported moderate to severe hearing loss and tinnitus. On multivariable analysis, mild (OR, 5.83; 95% CI; 1.48-22.88; p = 0.012) and moderate (OR, 30.01; 95% CI; 7.96-113.10; p < 0.001) hearing loss and tinnitus were associated with higher odds of reporting moderate to severe symptom interference scores in comparison to no hearing loss and tinnitus. This association of hearing dysfunction was consistent with all domains of HRQoL.

Conclusions: Our findings provide preliminary evidence to support the need for continued audiological evaluations and surveillance to detect hearing dysfunction, to allow for early management and to alleviate the long-term impact on QoL.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9844619PMC
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